1969-11-13 Paisley, Scotland, UK
Gerard James Butler (born 13 November 1969) is a Scottish actor and film producer. After studying law, he turned to acting in the mid-1990s with minor roles in productions such as Mrs Brown (1997), the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), and Tale of the Mummy (1998). In 2000, he starred as Count Dracula in the gothic horror film Dracula 2000. He played Attila the Hun in the miniseries Attila (2001), then appeared in the films Reign of Fire (2002) and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (2003) before starring in the science fiction film Timeline (2003). He played Erik, The Phantom in Joel Schumacher's 2004 musical The Phantom of the Opera. Butler gained wider recognition for portraying King Leonidas in Zack Snyder's fantasy war film 300 (2007). In 2010, he began lending his voice to the How to Train Your Dragon franchise. Also in the 2010s, he portrayed a Secret Service agent in the action thriller Has Fallen film series, played military leader Tullus Aufidius in the 2011 film Coriolanus, and Sam Childers in the 2011 action biopic Machine Gun Preacher. Butler had further action film roles in Geostorm (2017), Den of Thieves (2018), Greenland (2020), and Plane (2023).
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How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Stoick | 2027-06-10 |
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In the Hand of Dante | Louie / Pope Bonifacio VIII | 2026-06-12 |
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Greenland 2: Migration | John Garrity | 2026-01-07 |
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Everyone Is Lying to You for Money | Self | 2026-04-17 |
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How to Train Your Dragon | Stoick | 2025-06-06 |
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Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon | Self | 2025-06-06 |
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Den of Thieves 2: Pantera | Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien | 2025-01-08 |
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The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland | St. Nick (voice) | 2024-11-15 |
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Plane | Brodie Torrance | 2023-01-11 |
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Kandahar | Tom Harris | 2023-05-25 |
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Last Seen Alive | Will Spann | 2022-05-12 |
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Copshop | Bob Viddick | 2021-09-09 |
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Greenland | John Garrity | 2020-07-29 |
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Love Reaches Everywhere | 2020-05-30 | |
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The Vanishing | James | 2019-01-04 |
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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | Stoick (voice) | 2019-01-03 |
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How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming | Stoick (voice) | 2019-12-03 |
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Angel Has Fallen | Mike Banning | 2019-08-21 |
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Den of Thieves | 'Big Nick' O'Brien | 2018-01-18 |
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Hunter Killer | Captain Joe Glass | 2018-10-19 |
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Geostorm | Jake Lawson | 2017-10-12 |
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A Family Man | Dane Jensen | 2016-09-13 |
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London Has Fallen | Mike Banning | 2016-03-02 |
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Gods of Egypt | Set | 2016-02-25 |
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How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Stoick (voice) | 2014-06-05 |
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Discovering Mavericks | Self | 2013-11-01 |
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Movie 43 | Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday") | 2013-01-24 |
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Olympus Has Fallen | Mike Banning | 2013-03-20 |
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Chasing Mavericks | Frosty Hesson | 2012-10-25 |
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Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
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Playing for Keeps | George | 2012-11-29 |
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Coriolanus | Tullus Aufidius | 2011-02-14 |
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Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury | Stoick the Vast (voice) | 2011-11-15 |
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Machine Gun Preacher | Sam Childers | 2011-09-23 |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 | 2011-03-13 | |
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Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon | Stoick (voice) | 2010-10-14 |
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The Bounty Hunter | Milo Boyd | 2010-03-16 |
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How to Train Your Dragon | Stoick (voice) | 2010-03-18 |
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The Ugly Truth | Mike Chadway | 2009-07-24 |
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Law Abiding Citizen | Clyde Alexander Shelton | 2009-10-15 |
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Tales of the Black Freighter | The Mariner (voice) | 2009-03-24 |
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Gamer | Kable | 2009-09-03 |
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RocknRolla | One-Two | 2008-09-04 |
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Nim's Island | Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover | 2008-04-03 |
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P.S. I Love You | Gerry | 2007-11-15 |
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Butterfly on a Wheel | Neil Randall | 2007-07-27 |
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300 | King Leonidas | 2007-03-07 |
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Guilty Hearts | Peter | 2007-07-30 |
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Reiði guðanna | Self | 2007-05-06 |
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Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula | Prefect Cassius Chaerea | 2005-06-15 |
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Beowulf & Grendel | Beowulf | 2005-09-14 |
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The Game of Their Lives | Frank Borghi | 2005-04-22 |
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Dear Frankie | The Stranger | 2004-05-18 |
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The Phantom of the Opera | The Phantom | 2004-12-08 |
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life | Terry Sheridan | 2003-07-21 |
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Timeline | Andre Marek | 2003-11-26 |
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Shooters | Jackie Junior | 2002-01-25 |
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Reign of Fire | Creedy | 2002-07-09 |
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Attila | Atila the Hun | 2001-01-01 |
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Please! | Peter (as Gerry Butler) | 2001-05-04 |
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Jewel of the Sahara | Captain Charles Belamy | 2001-06-28 |
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Dracula 2000 | Dracula | 2000-12-22 |
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Harrison's Flowers | Chris Kumac | 2000-09-23 |
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One More Kiss | Sam | 1999-09-18 |
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The Cherry Orchard | Yasha | 1999-01-01 |
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Little White Lies | Peter | 1998-06-17 |
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Tale of the Mummy | Burke | 1998-08-03 |
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Fast Food | Jacko | 1998-10-09 |
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Mrs Brown | Archie Brown | 1997-07-18 |
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Tomorrow Never Dies | HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman | 1997-12-11 |
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The Nest | ||
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Den of Thieves 3 | Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien | |
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Hair of the Dog | Mr. P | |
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Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin | King Kula (voice) | |
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All-Star Weekend | Russian Gymnast Fan | |
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Remote Control | Michael Rafter | |
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Empire City | Rhett Westermark | |
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Night Has Fallen | Mike Banning | |
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Just Watch Me | Riley Wolfe |
